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My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.



i checked his tie rods when i took his car to work on Friday(i work at a
shop), you can rule that out

On 7/20/06, sailingfc@dslextreme.com <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>
> Check the lower control arm bushings.  Saw this problem in a Quantum once.
> It was worn/loose enough to oscillate when the tire had less than ideal
> traction.  The wheel assembly was actually vibrating not the engine, but
> it felt like it was the engine.
> Good Luck.
>
> -Dick-
> 78 Scirocco
> Original Owner
> 95 Passat GLX
> Second Owner
>
>
> Don Walter
> > Something very strange starts to happens when I am driving on roads that
> > have a good amount of water on them.  The engine and exhaust system
> starts
> > to vibrate horribly.  I can feel the exhaust system banging against the
> > tunnel.  I don't know if this is the result of something else happening.
> > All the motor mounts were replaced last year when I rebuilt the
> motor.  I
> > have just recently put the stiffest rubber rear motor mount TT sells so
> I
> > don't think it is due to bad motor mounts.  I have a Poly front motor
> > mount
> > also. I can't believe it is because the motor is flexing.  You can
> hardly
> > move it by hand.  Since the last rain I got under the car and loosened
> the
> > rear and used a pry bar to move it forward as far as I could as it was
> all
> > the way toward the rear.  This only happens when there is a good amount
> of
> > water on the roads.  On dry roads it is perfect.  I have never
> experienced
> > this in my other Sciroccos.
> >
> > --
> > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > 1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
> > 1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
> > 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> > http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > 1969 Beetle (sold)
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